USDA Warns of Potential Listeria-Contaminated Spinach in HelloFresh Meals

The frozen spinach was supplied by Sno Pac Foods, which has issued a recall of the ingredient.

Hello Fresh Ready Made Meals Unstuffed Peppers with Ground Turkey, where Federal health officials late Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, warned people not to eat certain subscription meal kits containing spinach that may be contaminated with listeria and identified with Est. P-47718 and lot codes 50069, 50073 or 50698. U.S. Agriculture Department via AP

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) warned on Oct. 7 about possible listeria contamination in HelloFresh ready-to-eat meals that contain frozen spinach.

Listeria is a type of bacteria that causes a serious infection transmitted through contaminated food. It affects older adults, people with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women, according to the FSIS.